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Tropical Storm Meari lashes Japan with heavy rain 13 Aug 2022 - 11:42 am
A man walks on the street in the heavy rain caused by Tropical Storm Meari in Hamamatsu, central Japan August 13, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
China sanctions Lithuanian deputy minister for Taiwan visit 13 Aug 2022 - 11:03 am
Honour guard members take part in a flag-raising ceremony at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan August 6, 2022. Reuters/Jameson Wu/File Photo
UN chief pledges support for denuclearization of North Korea 12 Aug 2022 - 07:52 pm
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin at the Foreign Ministry, in Seoul, South Korea, August 12, 2022. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via REUTERS)
South Korea pardons Samsung heir to counter 'economic crisis' 12 Aug 2022 - 06:51 pm
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee leaves a court in Seoul, South Korea, August 12, 2022. (Yonhap via REUTERS)
Boat capsizes crossing river in northern India, three killed, 17 missing 12 Aug 2022 - 01:30 pm
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New Zealand rescuers use buckets, towels to save stranded dolphins 12 Aug 2022 - 11:33 am
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Sri Lankan ex-president who fled homeland arrives in Bangkok 11 Aug 2022 - 08:18 pm
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives at the Bangkok's Don Mueang International airport, Thailand, August 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Tananchai Keawsowattana)
Mask mandates return in New Delhi as Covid-19 cases rise 11 Aug 2022 - 02:41 pm
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After deluge, climate change fears make S.Korea prioritise Seoul flood defences 11 Aug 2022 - 01:32 pm
A bus travels on a bridge over flooded Han river by torrential rain in Seoul, South Korea, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Seoul to ban ‘Parasite’-type basement homes after storm deaths 11 Aug 2022 - 11:52 am
A general view of flooded Han river from an observation platform in Seoul, South Korea, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
China, Nepal agree on building a trans-Himalayan network 11 Aug 2022 - 11:38 am
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China foreign ministry: No information to offer on report about any Xi visit to Saudi Arabia 11 Aug 2022 - 11:26 am
China's President Xi Jinping gives a speech following a swearing-in ceremony to inaugurate the city's new leader and government in Hong Kong, China, July 1, 2022, Selim Chtayti/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
South Korea, China clash over US missile shield, complicating conciliation 11 Aug 2022 - 10:33 am
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is seen in Seongju, South Korea, June 13, 2017. Picture taken on June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Militants attack Indian army post in Kashmir; 3 soldiers, 2 attackers die in shootout 11 Aug 2022 - 10:32 am
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Several cities in China add Covid curbs as millions still under lockdown 11 Aug 2022 - 09:27 am
People wear face masks as they stand in a street following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China, August 3, 2022. Reuters/Thomas Peter/File Photo
US cannot allow China's 'new normal' over Taiwan: Pelosi 10 Aug 2022 - 11:06 pm
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a news conference about her recent Congressional delegation trip to the Indo-Pacific region, on Capitol Hill in Washington, August 10, 2022. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Thailand confirms visit from Ex-Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa 10 Aug 2022 - 03:34 pm
Rajapaksa presented his national statement during the World Leaders' Summit at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 1, 2021. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
India to lift restrictions on ticket fare prices from Aug. 31 10 Aug 2022 - 02:39 pm
An airport staff member pushes trollies at the entrance of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, after the government allowed domestic flight services to resume, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo